Q: Is 871,908 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 871,908 is a composite number.

Why is 871,908 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 871,908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 113 226 339 452 643 678 1,286 1,356 1,929 2,572 3,858 7,716 72,659 145,318 217,977 290,636 435,954 and 871,908, with no remainder.

Since 871,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,908, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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